5:42 PM,
Dec. 13, 2012

Notre Dame forward Scott Martin (left) and Kentucky forward Kyle Wiltjer work for rebounding position during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, in South Bend, Ind.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It's closing in on five years since Scott Martin decided that he would be better off playing college basketball somewhere other than Purdue.

Part of the Baby Boilers recruiting class that included E'Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson and Valparaiso High School teammate Robbie Hummel, the 6-8, 218-pound Martin never seemed comfortable in coach Matt Painter's system.

After averaging 8.5 points and 3.8 rebounds as a freshman in 2007-08, Martin announced that he would transfer to Notre Dame, whose coach, Mike Brey, had recruited Martin and Hummel. ...